Wave Hello to the Breville Combi Wave 3-in-1 Microwave

Confession time…my microwave is old.  How old? Even I am not sure but my best guess is 1970s. This has been a workhorse. Defrosting meat, popping corn, and melting butter but recently it has been obvious that I need an update. So looking around I stumbled across an updated workhorse. The new Breville Combi Wave […]

Breeze Through Back To School With The Hover-1 Journey

Back to school has been ramping up for months it seems like, even before the middle of summer.  All of those school supplies were being laid out so you can stock up.  The one thing you forgot though is something to help you carry around all of those supplies. We have been there with the […]

Baking With Gold: Michael Kors Wear OS

I received this product as compensation for my review.  Michael Kors Access Runway Smartwatch So, you know that I bake.  Around Christmas the baking stretches to a full week.  This year I started early prep by mixing batches of slice and bake cookies.  Living with a smartphone, the one thing it is not entirely helpful […]

MORA Asian Kitchen, Come For The Sushi But Stay For Everything

MORA Asian Kitchen When we hear sushi, we may start to salivate just a tad.  Sushi is a food that we have loved to eat since we lived in the outskirts of Seattle.  There is nothing more delicate than thinly sliced fresh fish.  Paired with vegetables and perfectly seasoned rice and you have an addictive […]

Laughs With My Sister: Jack Whitehall: Travels With My Father

Another Netflix Binge Yes, we do watch Netflix.  We are not cable people and haven’t been for at least a decade.  Netflix doesn’t always hit the spot for us with their original shows.  However, we have not laughed so hard since watching Jack Whitehall on his gap year with his father.  A scenario which sounds […]

Chicago Baby Show – Top 3 Baby Gifts

Chicago Baby Show For when you don’t have babies, but everyone around you has babies.  So, you know that you need to find a good gift that both the parent and baby will love.  This is our top 3 picks from the Chicago Baby Show which we feel will help babies everywhere. The Indestructible Set- […]

Top Brunch With The Cherry Pit Cafe

Brunch is a big deal in the city, yet you will realize that you have been settling for brunch.  Why have a subpar version of breakfast and lunch when you can choose what you really want?  We were lucky enough that one of our friends brought to light the Cherry Pit Cafe.  The Cherry Pit […]

Nissan FIGHT2FEED Mother’s Day Mission

Nissan graciously lent us a brand new 2017 Platinum Pathfinder during the week of Mother’s Day.  Why? We had a mission to feed 500 people on Mother’s Day.  The Pathfinder is perfect for such a mission.  With all that ability to store ingredients for 500 meals.  All while giving you the same ride as a […]

Pathfinder Your Way Through Chicagoland

Recently we got a chance to have a Platinum 2017 Nissan Pathfinder for an entire week!  This is something that we have secretly dreamed about.  A brand new car that is loaded with all the technology that makes our job even easier.  Being able to link to the Pathfinder from your phone, means never having […]

Spring Into El Tapeo For Tapas

El Tapeo is a long time feature on our blog.  I am not sure how many seasons we have spent with them, but each one is as delectable as the last.   Their Spring into Tapas had a few new additions to their spring menu.  They are a hidden gem in Oak Brook inside Le […]

Knife & Tine Is All That

Knife & Tine is headed by a chef that we have featured on our blog before.  Chef Paul Caravelli has competed in Culinary Fight Club and finally clinched a victory.  Consequently, we’ve tasted his food numerous times.  His restaurant has been our list for some time.   Finally, we made the time to go in […]

Nintendo Switch: Yeah, You Want It

Zelda.  Need I say more? Probably not, but you know the series.  We grew up playing as Link and saving that Princess Zelda.  All the fun of solving problems.  Shared amongst my siblings as we all tried not to cheat, but yet wanted to get ahead in the game.  I remember trading my own turn […]